 1922 - 2014 (92 years) Has more than 100 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Laura Jackson |
| Birth |
7 Sep 1922 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
5 Oct 1942 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWC3-C5S |
| Death |
12 Sep 2014 |
Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
20 Sep 2014 |
Murray City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Person ID |
I50746 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Samuel Andrew Jackson, b. 6 Feb 1885, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 28 Feb 1968, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Annie Iretta Woolley, b. 24 Feb 1887, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 14 Oct 1970, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 83 years) |
| Marriage |
29 Jun 1910 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F17689 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Kenneth Keith Kunz, b. 24 Oct 1922, Bern, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States d. 16 Oct 2012, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 89 years) |
| Marriage |
5 Oct 1942 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Clyde Kunz, b. 25 Sep 1943, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States d. 29 Jun 2021, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 77 years) |
| | 2. Garth Jackson Kunz, b. 8 Jun 1950, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 31 Mar 2017, Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 66 years) |
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| Family ID |
F18879 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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 | Birth - 7 Sep 1922 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 5 Oct 1942 - SLAKE |
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| Marriage - 5 Oct 1942 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 12 Sep 2014 - Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - 20 Sep 2014 - Murray City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- Obituary:
Laura Jackson Kunz, 92, passed away on September 12, 2014 in Salt Lake C i ty of causes incident to age.
She was born in Salt Lake City on September 7, 1922 to Samuel Andrew a n d Annie Iretta Woolley Jackson. She was the eleventh of twelve children .
Laura was raised in the Salt Lake Valley, graduating from East High Scho o l, and received her nurses' training at the LDS Hospital, University o f U tah Nursing Program in Salt Lake City.
She married Kenneth K. Kunz on October 5, 1942 in the Salt Lake LDS Temp l e. The officiator was Harold B. Lee. In 2012, Kenneth and Laura celebra te d their seventieth wedding anniversary together and Kenneth passed awa y s hortly thereafter. Together, they raised their family of nine childre n be ginning in Southern California. In 1944, they moved to Salt Lake Cit y, wh ere they lived in the Tenth Ward and then the Yale Ward.
Laura was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da y S aints and held many teaching and leadership positions in the Relief S ocie ty and also the Cub Scout program. She served with great love and ki ndnes s.
As she raised her nine children, there was always fresh baked bread an d c innamon rolls in the oven. Every fall, she would can peaches, pears , apri cots, and tomatoes by the bushel. She was an accomplished seamstre ss an d loved to quilt and sew temple clothing and quilts for friends an d famil y members.
She was an active member of the International Society of Daughters of Ut a h Pioneers. She enjoyed participating in the ISDUP functions and was ho no red to have that be a part of her heritage.
Laura leaves behind a legacy of compassion, service, sacrifice, and love.
Laura loved the Lord, her husband, and her family. She appreciated lif e a nd was privileged to experience the joy of hard work and accomplishme nt . She gave each of her children the gift of music as well as teachin g the m to value education. Her legacy has been given to her children, gr andchi ldren, and great-grandchildren. She instilled in their souls the i mportan ce of the words 'Carry On.'
We honor and love you cherished wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmo t her, and friend and we will Carry On.
Laura is survived by her nine children, fifty-three grandchildren, and 1 0 9 great-grandchildren. Sons: Clyde (Claudia), Keith (Katherine), Dwigh t ( Milly), and Garth (Susanne); daughters: Calleen (Kim) Martindale, Jan na K unz, Brenda (Lindsi) Canevari, Lorraine (Halston) Davis, and Marna e (Bill ) Hammond; and sister: Esther (Earl) Wallace.
On Friday, September 19, 2014, a viewing will be held from 6:00-8:00 p. m . at Jenkins Soffe Mortuary, 4760 South State Street (100 East), Murra y . A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 11: 0 0 a.m. in the Yale Ward Chapel, 1431 East Gilmer Drive, Salt Lake City , w ith a viewing prior to the services from 10:00-10:45 a.m.
Interment will be in the Murray City Cemetery, 5490 South Vine Street (7 3 0 East), Murray.
Published in the Salt Lake Tribune from September 14 to September 18, 20 1 4.
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